It doesn't take Columbo to uncover numerous clear examples of light-fingeredness by kleptomaniac TV unfunny-man Ricky Gervais. Far from writing and producing all of his own material, as he claims, Mr. Gervais appears to be a bit of a magpie. Taking inspiration from past works happens, sometimes with a respectful nod to the original but this is ridiculous. He's been directly and deliberately stealing original material sent in to publishers or production companies and this is the worst form of theft. Alongside the blatant rip-off of my manuscript and all the other examples given below, it can now be revealed that Afterlife is also a rip-off. Suffering a similar fate, an author who at this stage wishes to remain anonymous, submitted a manuscript entitled Good Grief to an agency associated with Gervais only to have it reappear as Afterlife following 'rejection'. Further question marks hang over the originality of virtually all of Gervais' productions. Past thieve...